Video Conferencing

Cisco Telepresence

Discover
how Cisco TelePresence video conferencing can
help your company benefit from a face-to-face,
productive, "in-person" meeting experience.

Video conferencing has evolved dramatically, and it
is no longer seen as a novelty. However, today’s
video conferencing is still plagued with grainy images,
muffled audio, jerky motion, dropped connections, and
difficult-to-use software. Businesses sometimes avoid
using basic video conferencing tools because the technology
cannot provide professional-level image and audio quality.

The TelePresence experience delivers high-quality
audio and high-definition video conferencing over a
reliable Internet Protocol (IP) network. Unlike traditional
video conferencing, your meetings will look and sound
as if all the participants are actually together in
the same room. You can initiate or participate in a
TelePresence session using tools you are already familiar
with, such as a telephone interface and groupware such
as Microsoft Outlook or IBM Lotus Notes. This way,
you can focus more on your meeting and less on video
conferencing technology.

When it is time for the meeting, attendees assemble
around a “virtual” semi-circular table in a Cisco
TelePresence room equipped for video conferencing.
Since Cisco TelePresence systems integrate with Cisco
Unified CallManager, you can launch meetings at the
push of a button.

Participants on one side of the table are positioned
directly across from large plasma monitors and high-resolution
cameras and microphones. Displayed on the monitors
are realistic, life-sized representations of the
participants who are not actually present in the
room. The video conferencing participants may be
in another part of town or on the other side of the
world. Regardless, to all attendees, it appears as
if everyone is physically seated around the same
table together.

Participants in the immersive TelePresence video conferencing
experience often develop a sense of camaraderie. Misunderstandings
due to cultural, language, and other barriers occur
less frequently than with telephone or traditional
video conferencing sessions. As a result, organizations
can make decisions faster and react more quickly to
changing competitive pressures. This video conferencing
helps everyone communicate and collaborate effectively,
even if they're on different continents.